ISLAMABAD – Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday reacted to the letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, saying that “selective sense of justice does not suit your position,”.
Taking to X, previously known, Khawaja Asif wrote on social media that the honorable Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had expressed a concern in his letter.
The defence minister feared that the public trust in the judiciary would erode if the contents of his letter were not acted upon.
Khawaja Asif remarked that the honorable judge had been associated with the higher judiciary for a long time.
During his tenure, he witnessed incidents that undermined the judiciary’s integrity. He mentioned names like Saqib Nisar, Khosa (Asif Saeed Khosa), Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Mazahir Naqvi as the individuals who tarnished the judiciary’s prestige.
The federal minister said that many others also contributed to damage the judiciary’s dignity. He questioned, “Honorable Shah Sahib, why didn’t you express concern about public trust being eroded back then? Or is this complaint rooted in personal reasons?,”.
Khawaja Asif said “Honorable Shah Sahib, you hold a significant position and remain respected by me. However, this selective sense of justice does not befit your esteemed position,”.
The minister stated, “This selective sense of justice does not befit your esteemed position.”
The reaction came just a day after Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had written to CJP Afridi, urging the postponement of the Judicial Commission meeting until the petitions challenging the 26th Amendment were decided.
In his letter to the Chief Justice, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah requested the formation of a full court bench to hear these petitions and directed the Supreme Court Registrar to schedule the hearings.
Justice Mansoor highlighted that the Judicial Commission had been restructured under the 26th Constitutional Amendment, and more than two dozen petitions against the amendment were pending.
He pointed out that these petitions could either be dismissed or accepted. If accepted, the Judicial Commission’s decisions would lose their validity, causing embarrassment for the institution and its members. Therefore, he requested that the December 6 meeting of the Judicial Commission be postponed.
